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Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of food addiction in persons with obesity seeking weight reduction
Comprehensive psychiatry, v 73, pp 97-104
01 Feb 2017
PMID: 27930952
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Abstract
Food addiction is a controversial concept. The potential influence of food addiction on patients' psychosocial functioning and well-being has not been well established. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between psychosocial functioning (depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life [HRQOL]) and food addiction as measured by the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS). We also explored whether food addiction contributed additional variance in explaining psychosocial functioning, beyond demographic and clinical factors (e.g., binge eating).
The sample included 178 participants (mean age=44.2±11.2years; BMI=40.9±5.9kg/m
; 88.2% female; 70.8% Black) with obesity seeking treatment for weight loss. Participants completed the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite, Patient Health Questionnaire, YFAS, and Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns-5.
Twelve (6.7%) participants met criteria for food addiction, with 4 (33.3%) of these participants having co-occurring binge eating disorder. After adjusting for covariates, the number of food addiction symptoms accounted for 6.5% to 16.3% of additional variance in general HRQOL, 5.0% to 21.5% in weight-related HRQOL, and 19.1% in symptoms of depression.
In this treatment-seeking sample of participants, we found a low prevalence of food addiction, suggesting that addictive-like eating is unlikely to be a causal mechanism for most people with obesity. However, individuals who met criteria for food addiction had reduced psychosocial functioning compared to those who did not meet criteria. Individuals with addictive-like eating may require additional psychosocial support.
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- Title
- Prevalence and psychosocial correlates of food addiction in persons with obesity seeking weight reduction
- Creators
- Ariana M Chao - University of PennsylvaniaJena A Shaw - University of PennsylvaniaRebecca L Pearl - University of PennsylvaniaNaji Alamuddin - University of PennsylvaniaChristina M Hopkins - University of PennsylvaniaZayna M Bakizada - University of PennsylvaniaRobert I Berkowitz - University of PennsylvaniaThomas A Wadden - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Comprehensive psychiatry, v 73, pp 97-104
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- T32 NR007100 / NINR NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- WELL Center
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000393149300012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85000893476
- Other Identifier
- 991022016373804721
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